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Ok, we have started a small company and he took leave to work it. I have leave as well, but its family medical leave. I also cover all my children and myself from my insurance. I believe he is resentful that he has to work the business more than me. He makes comments like "well I guess I'll be working by myself this week" or "you are dedicated to other jobs, but not this one" . I feel really pressured and guilty, but I have to continue to work to keep med ins. for me and the kids. He can cover us and I would leave my job, but he keeps making remarks that he is leaving before the new year and that insurance can be purchased by small bus. owners. I am not ok with this because my kid has epilepsy, and some may not cover because its a preexisting condition. He basically demoted me from COO to a part-time worker and I hate that he makes me feel so bad. I'm not waisting time. I actually work full-time and when I can I put all I have in the business. Lost, Angry, and hurt. Please advise..............

Hello all I feel my husband's ex-wife has poor boundaries and now she has had taken my stepdaughter's key and went and had extra copies of keys to my home? Her justification is that she needs to have them just in case her daughter loses her key. I do not feel comfortable with this and she made them without our authorization. I want to change the locks, but I will still have to give my stepdaughter a key for when she visits if I’m not home, so this is really no resolve because her mom will just do the same thing. Does this qualify for harassment? I don't think it is right for her to have keys to my home. I’m not sure of she is in my home when I’m out of town, at work, etc... We do not have a good relationship and this honestly scares me. Please advise. Thank you.

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Each person speaks one at at time.

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Can a teacher place my child in the back of the classroom for talking and remove her from her group? My daugher has been separated from her peers and placed in the back of the room with her peers alone. Is this legal. I believe that my daughter's excessive talking can be handled with alternative classroom managment techniques. This particular action from her teacher causes humilation to my daughter and sends a message to her peers that she is BAD. What can I do about this? She is only 7 and in the first grade. I have a conference with her teacher tommorrow and need help preparing without becoming to angry with this teacher.

Can a teacher place my child in the back of the classroom for talking and remove her from her group? My daugher has been separated from her peers and placed in the back of the room with her peers alone. Is this legal. I believe that my daughter's excessive talking can be handled with alternative classroom managment techniques. This particular action from her teacher causes humilation to my daughter and sends a message to her peers that she is BAD. What can I do about this? She is only 7 and in the first grade. I have a conference with her teacher tommorrow and need help preparing without becoming to angry with this teacher.

I just recently settled a case and had a family member and friend advise me for the last 3 weeks regarding my attorney's contingency fee. In the end I was able to negotiate the fee and saved 150k. However I had to retain 2 attorneys to help with the negotiation and each on charged 5K. Totaling 10K. My fee was reduced from 45 to 41 %. What is a reasonable amount to gift the friend and family for bringing this to my attention and advising me? Note they are not attorneys and I still have to pay the attny. 10K combined. I think that I should give them no more than the attorneys are getting, but don't want to appear unappreciative. Please Advise. Thanks.

Hello all isn't this a conflict of interest? I want to transfer to another position same agency and my supervisor insist that she be allowed to sit on the panel. Her justification is that she has to fill an empty space for another position that she just lost. She posed the question if I would be ok with it and I answered no problem, but after I left her office I changed my mind. I believe that it will be difficult to sway other people to hire me with her sitting right there. Should I tell her that I changed my mind and ask her to sit in on all the other interviews except for me? It just makes me nervous, also she was hired over me and I am the senior in our department currently, so we haven't always been on good terms. What are your thoughts please? Is this an unusual situation?

Hello all isn't this a conflict of interest? I want to transfer to another position same agency and my supervisor insist that she be allowed to sit on the panel. Her justification is that she has to fill an empty space for another position that she just lost. She posed the question if I would be ok with it and I answered no problem, but after I left her office I changed my mind. I believe that it will be difficult to sway other people to hire me with her sitting right there. Should I tell her that I changed my mind and ask her to sit in on all the other interviews except for me? It just makes me nervous, also she was hired over me and I am the senior in our department currently, so we haven't always been on good terms. What are your thoughts please? Is this an unusual situation?

Yesterday I was at a practice for my daughter and stepdaugther. My SD's biomom was there because she keeps her children unitl Tuesday when my husband gets home from work. Anyway, she seems to always look for a fight when I am alone. When I was leaving yesterday, I walked across the court to give my daughter her clothes and she hurled an empty gatorade bottle on the court, it landed right at my feet. When I looked up to say something she quickly yelled to my Stepson to pick it up and throw it away for her. She is always making snide comments when I am around and alone. I know she would have never done this to my hubby or if he was at the parctice. Was I right to ignore her. Her attacks are usually covert, so I would probably look like an idiot if I confront her or started yelling at her, so I just continue to ignore her or walk away. I think this approach makes her believe that I am afraid of her and welcomes continued bullying. She is so immature and I am tired of it. I have even come to the point were I don't even bring it up to my husband anymore. He just tells me to ignore her and that she will stop after he hits her with court documents to get custody of his kids. He believes she will stop playing her games after this, but I think she will become more bitter and angry. Should I confront her? My stepkids are in the house 4 days a week with me and I work full-time, provide their medical insurance, and cook and clean after them. I don't want to cause problems with their mother becasue I think it will create a strain on them when they have to be at my house.

Hello, I am a wife in a blended family. My 1, his 3, & our 2. (6 kids total). Well his exwife is still very much involved with their kids, but she does mean things like hit my 2 yr old, say rude comments about my teen (unbeknown to her), and calls CPS on my hubby. She is bitter and vindictive and acts out when she can't get her way with my hubby. Yesterday she took 3 girls to a bball event and I had to tell my daughter that she could not go with. It wasn't hard for me not to send my kid with her, but they fact that she could not be with her sister hurt me and her. I have let her go with her sis in the past, but this women continues to lash out at me, my hubby, and our kids and then pulls this supermom stunt by doing things that make her go unsuspected. None of the parents in our circle know what she's been doing and she shows up to functions all dolled up with drinks and treats, but they dont' know that she just called CPS on us two weeks ago, and hit my two year old a few months ago as well. How do I get my daugther to understand that I can't send her along with this wolf in sheeps clothing. And do I just keep my my shut at functions, or tell her off and remove her facade in front of all these other people who she's jocking for position with. Her kids live with us part-time, but she wants to put on the impression that they don't so she forces herself in the inner circles that we've established, she never pays for any fees, and she continues to mistreat us when she's out of sight of other parents. My daughter just thinks I am being mean, but I don't trust this lady around my children.

Hello, I am a wife in a blended family. My 1, his 3, & our 2. (6 kids total). Well his exwife is still very much involved with their kids, but she does mean things like hit my 2 yr old, say rude comments about my teen (unbeknown to her), and calls CPS on my hubby. She is bitter and vindictive and acts out when she can't get her way with my hubby. Yesterday she took 3 girls to a bball event and I had to tell my daughter that she could not go with. It wasn't hard for me not to send my kid with her, but they fact that she could not be with her sister hurt me and her. I have let her go with her sis in the past, but this women continues to lash out at me, my hubby, and our kids and then pulls this supermom stunt by doing things that make her go unsuspected. None of the parents in our circle know what she's been doing and she shows up to functions all dolled up with drinks and treats, but they dont' know that she just called CPS on us two weeks ago, and hit my two year old a few months ago as well. How do I get my daugther to understand that I can't send her along with this wolf in sheeps clothing. And do I just keep my my shut at functions, or tell her off and remove her facade in front of all these other people who she's jocking for position with. Her kids live with us part-time, but she wants to put on the impression that they don't so she forces herself in the inner circles that we've established, she never pays for any fees, and she continues to mistreat us when she's out of sight of other parents. My daughter just thinks I am being mean, but I don't trust this lady around my children.

My hubby has been over drafting our account for the past year now. He doesn't gamble, drink, or use drugs. However we are barely making ends meet with tough economic times and taking care of six children. After all bills are paid we usually have just enough to get gas for work and kid transporting for the next two weeks until payday. Due to this my husband has start using his visa debit to purchase things such as 200 dollar gym membership, vitamin supplements, and other things that he wants but we can't afford. Our bank charges $29 for each individual charge every time this happens. This last over draft came up to $753! I flipped and told him that we needed to cut the cards and pay everything in cash and money order. When the money is gone, it is gone! He doesn't want to be reprimanded for his actions he tells me. Well its not my job to reprimand him, but I have to wonder if he really has me and the kids best interest at hand. This behavior is driving us in a further financial hole than ever and I am fed up! Will this stop or will he just never learn how to be content with what we have during this tough economic time. When I try to talk to him about it, he tells me that he doesn't want to have negative interactions with me and the stress makes his chest hurt. But he is causing the stress, so why am I wrong for strongly addressing this issue?

I have been friends with this person since we were 16 yo. on and off. We are now adults. I have married and had children. She remains single and has no children. She has alot of free time on her hand and I am trying to figure out how to juggle remaining friends and getting her to understand that we are not teens anymore. Ex. She likes going to church with me, but depends on me to pick her up. She refuses to go if I cannot go or pick her up. She asked the other day if I was going this sunday and I responded that I would not likely go, because my hubby and I were celebrating our 7th anniversary and he took off work to spend time with me. She proceed to mumble groan and stated that she would not go if she could not attend with her friend. I told her that she did not need me to go with her all the time and not to miss out just because I wasn't going. She also asked what I would be doing after I left class at 8pm, I told her I was going home to spend time with the kids before they went to bed, she started mumbling about that and stated that she hardly ever gets to see her friend or hang out because I am always busy. Am I being rude for not trying to make time for her. Its hard juggling kids, husband and career. I barely can get time for myself. She is 33 and is always trying to make me feel bad if I state that I can't hang out because I will be with the kids or hubby. Help and please advise. How can I get her to see that we have different paths now.

I was interviewed for a position and did a great job on the interview. However, my coworker with less work experience and education was selected for the supervisor position. I just want to know what other areas are considered when selecting a candidate. I received a letter stating that I was qualified, but not chosen at this time. How can they chose an underqualified over qualified. I am about to obtain my Masters degree, so I assume that HR perhaps thinks that I will leave or go on to higher positions with this advanced degree. Your thoughts and ideas on overqualification. How do I also work with the new sup, who has always talked about my higher education and experience and that fact that I am the senior in our department out of insecurity.

our supervisor left and some of my co-workers applied for the position. I am the senior in our department and when asked if I was going to apply, I said that I wasn't sure because I really wanted to focus on finishing my masters degree. After talking with my husband and family, they encouraged me to apply about 1 month later. Well I was invited to be interviewed for the job, but my colleagues do not know this. Should I disclose this to them now. They will be interviewing on the same day as me, but have now idea that I am interviewing. My husband says that I should keep quite and that I am not obligated to tell them. I feel like keeping quite Bessie I just want to use my energy to focus on being successful in my interview within the next two days. My colleagues are rude to each other and joke crudely about how they are going ot treat each other once one of them gets the job, but I have been just staying quiet. To tell or not to tell?

Hello all, I am interviewing for a supervisory position this Friday. It is my former supervisor's position and I am so nervous. I have worked this job for 3 years so I know the ends and outs as a line worker, but I have never been a supervisor before. I also am nervous about transitioning from co-worker to supervisor of my peers if I get the position. I am the senior in our department at this time and my peers don't know that I applied. Any tips on panel interviews for supervisory positions, why am I so extremely nervous. I am so excited!!! What types of questions might the ask. I am a caseworker in the state of Nevada working with foster children. I would supervisor (if given the position) about six caseworkers with caseloads of 12-16 children per worker. Thanks for all tips and advice!

Does anyone know I would go about getting free perfume and lotion samples for a girls church group. I live in las vegas. Do I start at the actually stores or make request from their corporage office.

Hello I am hosting a luncheon and conference in Las Vegas for women and children at my church. Any ideas for keepsakes? We do not have a large buget. Also how do I get donations or volunteers interested?

I am hosting a christian women's and girls luncheon in las vegas and want to know how to go about getting flowers donated. Thanks

My husband has been dealing with a bitter ex-wife for the past nine years. The last stunt she pulled was telling him that the kids would not be available for him to pick up on his visitation day because she was going out to buy them a new dog and she wasn't sure when they would be available afterwards becasue she wanted them to stay at her house and play with the dog. Also note that she had them four days prior to his pick up day and we have been noticing that every week she has been planning things during his pick up time and day (ex. taking them to the drive in, visits with friends, etc.) These things are fine, but why isn't she doing these things on her days that the kids are with her? Is this a coincidence or is she just power tripping. Note she has never accepted me and hates when her kids have to come over, even when they have lots of fun at our house playing with their little sister and brother. After nine years, does the bitterness and games eventually stop? Thanks